Thanks Newfoundland and Labrador! Your donations helped feed thousands of hungry families across the province last year

Thanks Newfoundland and Labrador! Your donations helped feed thousands of
hungry families across the province last year
The 2013 Extra Helping™ Spring Food Drive kicks off on April 19
ST. JOHN'S, Feb. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - Newfoundland and Labrador food banks got a
big boost last year thanks to the $10,000 and 78,000 pounds food donated by
customers and colleagues during food drives held at Dominion(®), Save
Easy(®) and nofrills(®) stores.
"Food banks in Newfoundland and Labrador assist an average of more than 27,000
individuals each month, nearly 40 per cent of who are children," says Egbert
Walters, manager, Community Food Sharing Association. "The donations collected
through the annual spring and holiday campaigns held at these stores go a long
way to helping us keep our shelves stocked all year long."
Across Canada, Loblaw banner stores like Loblaws(®), Loblaw great food(®),
Fortinos(®), Zehrs Markets(®), Zehrs Great Food™, Your Independent
Grocer(®), valu-mart(®), Real Canadian Superstore(®), Extra Foods(®),
Atlantic Superstore(®), Provigo(®) and nofrills(®) raised $1.8 million and
1.47 million pounds of food for local food banks in 2012. Thanks to customers'
generosity and support, donations in 2012 exceeded those of 2011.
Loblaw grocery stores have a long history of supporting food banks in their
local communities. In 2009, the Company rebranded their efforts to the Extra
Helping™ Food Drive campaign, a united, national campaign in an effort to
reduce hunger. Since then, Loblaw stores have raised more than $5.4 million
and more than 5.7 million pounds of food to support local food banks.
"Loblaw is committed to fighting hunger across Canada and we want to express
our utmost gratitude to our customers for sharing our dedication to this cause
and for their generosity in helping to feed families in local communities,"
says Peggy Hornell, senior director, Community Investment, Loblaw Companies
Limited.
In addition, through annual corporate donations, Loblaw Companies Limited has
contributed $1.125 million to date to Food Banks Canada in support of their
National Food Sharing Program.
The 2013 Extra Helping™ Spring Food Drive kicks off on April 19, 2013 at
Dominion(®), Save Easy(®) and nofrills(®) stores in communities across the
province
About the Community Food Sharing Association
The Community Food Sharing Association is the central collection and
distribution point for over 56 member agencies throughout Newfoundland and
Labrador.
About Loblaw Companies Limited
Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, is Canada's
largest food retailer and a leading provider of drugstore, general merchandise
and financial products and services. Loblaw is one of the largest private
sector employers in Canada. With more than 1,000 corporate and franchised
stores from coast to coast, Loblaw and its franchisees employ more than
135,000 full-time and part-time employees. Through its portfolio of store
formats, Loblaw is committed to providing Canadians with a wide, growing and
successful range of products and services to meet the everyday household
demands of Canadian consumers. Loblaw is known for the quality, innovation and
value of its food offering. It offers Canada's strongest control (private)
label program, including the unique President's Choice(®), no name(®) and
Joe Fresh(®) brands. In addition, the Company makes available to consumers
President's Choice Financial(®) services and offers the PC(®) points loyalty
program.
Loblaw Public Relations Department (905) 459-2500 orpr@loblaw.ca
Glenn Rioux, President New Brunswick Association of Food Banks
Email:bargs@nb.aibn.com
Egbert Walters, manager Community Food Sharing Association Telephone: (709)
722-0130 Email:etaw@nl.rogers.com
SOURCE: Loblaw Companies Limited
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